UPDATE 8:05 p.m.: Grambling to pay $20k fine for forfeit

Oct. 18, 2013

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Grambling will have to pay a $20,000 fine for forfeiting Saturday's game at Jackson State University according to SWAC bylaws.

GSU athletic director Aaron James told The News-Star that Grambling decided around 4:30 p.m. that it had to forfeit the game. He said that only 22 players showed up for the bus ride to Jackson.

James also denied that the university sent out an e-mail to athletes threatening to revoke scholarships. He says the e-mail was informational, letting athletes know that a revocation of scholarships was a possible repercussion.

"Thereís a clause in that if you donít go to practice, donít go to the game, your scholarship can be revoked, but we don't think we're going to enforce that today," James said.

Return to thenewsstar.com for updates on this breaking story, and pick up Saturday's print edition for a full report.